Point Pleasant BeachNew Jersey
Point Pleasant Beach is a coastal borough situated on the Jersey Shore, and the northernmost community directly facing the Atlantic Ocean within Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Point Pleasant Beach
Set in the eastern part of New Jersey, Point Pleasant Beach is a small town, home to 4,941 residents as of the latest Census estimates.
Point Pleasant Beach holds the status of a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 1.42 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,480 residents per square mile.
What Makes Point Pleasant Beach Unique
- The only place in America named Point Pleasant Beach — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- Positioned in eastern New Jersey, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of New Jersey — one of 700 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Point Pleasant Beach
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Alligators · Attraction
- Boats · Attraction
- Bumper Cars · Attraction
- Carousel · Attraction
- Carousel's Midway · Arcade
- Crazy Cabs · Attraction
- Fire Trucks · Attraction
- Frank's Fun Center · Arcade
- Jenkinson's Aquarium · Aquarium
- Jenkinson's South Amusement Park · Theme park
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Point Pleasant Beach
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Point Pleasant Beach
- G. Harold Antrim Elementary School
- Point Pleasant Beach High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.